New Physical Modeling Brass Instrument from Arturia

Arturia has announced Brass, a virtual instrument based on physical modeling that provides trumpet, trombone, and saxophone sounds. Developed in partnership with the IRCAM research institution, Brass is designed with real-time performance in mind, providing control over multiple parameters to enable realistic performances...

Arturia has announced Brass, a virtual instrument based on physical modeling that provides trumpet, trombone, and saxophone sounds. Developed in partnership with the IRCAM research institution, Brass is designed with real-time performance in mind, providing control over multiple parameters to enable realistic performances.

In "Live" mode, Brass is a ready-to-play instrument. Create your instrument (try an instrument made of wood, or add a mute) or choose a preset, assign MIDI controllers to the various parameters you want to control, and play.

There's also "Riff" mode, intended to simplify the process of creating instrument runs. A library of musical phrases in included which can be tweaked and then triggered by a sequencer or MIDI keyboard. The tempo will synchronize with a host and the riffs can be edited in real-time.

Features:

Three instruments available : Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone

8 parameters to control the instruments in real time

Attack

Pressure

Pitch (for legatos, falls or expressivity)

Timbre of the instruments

Noise amount in the instrument sound

Vibrato

Position of the instrument toward the microphone

Mute (for trumpet and trombone)

Total MIDI control of each parameter through powerful settings, control sense and hardness

Independent automation of each parameter via a dedicated control window